UT track coach Sategna under conduct probe

Updated 5:49 pm, Friday, October 14, 2016

UT has granted an indefinite leave of absence to track coach Mario Sategna

UT has granted an indefinite leave of absence to track coach Mario Sategna

UT track coach Sategna under conduct probe

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AUSTIN — For the second time in four years, a top University of Texas track coach is being investigated by school officials for alleged misconduct.

Longhorns head track coach Mario Sategna, who took indefinite personal leave last month, is the subject of an ethics and misconduct probe, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

University of Texas System officials confirmed the investigation in a letter to the state attorney general. University officials are seeking permission to withhold Sategna's personnel file and other documents sought by the AP under the Texas Public Information Act.

Those records relate to an "ongoing compliance investigation involving personnel matters being conducted by the university's legal affairs office" and the athletic department, system officials wrote Oct. 7.

School officials won't release details, but say the probe is not related to NCAA compliance or federal gender discrimination issues.